Östen Axelsson

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
40 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Östen Axelsson is a scholar working on Speech and Hearing, Cognitive Neuroscience and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Östen Axelsson has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Speech and Hearing, 22 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 10 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Östen Axelsson's work include Noise Effects and Management (32 papers), Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (17 papers) and Urban Green Space and Health (10 papers). Östen Axelsson is often cited by papers focused on Noise Effects and Management (32 papers), Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (17 papers) and Urban Green Space and Health (10 papers). Östen Axelsson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United Kingdom and France. Östen Axelsson's co-authors include Mats E. Nilsson, Birgitta Berglund, Francesco Aletta, Jian Kang, Peter Lundén, Joo Young Hong, Jin Yong Jeon, Catherine Lavandier, Efstathios Margaritis and Lisa Lavia and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Environment International and Landscape and Urban Planning.

In The Last Decade

Östen Axelsson

38 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. A principal components model of soundscape perception
    2010 487 citations Östen Axelsson, Mats E. Nilsson et al. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America profile →
  2. Soundscape descriptors and a conceptual framework for developing predictive soundscape models
    2016 325 citations Francesco Aletta, Jian Kang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Östen Axelsson Sweden 15 1.3k 887 700 271 221 40 1.4k
Tin Oberman United Kingdom 21 1.1k 0.8× 668 0.8× 511 0.7× 243 0.9× 212 1.0× 68 1.3k
Catherine Lavandier France 15 945 0.7× 542 0.6× 383 0.5× 257 0.9× 181 0.8× 55 1.1k
Anita Gidlöf-Gunnarsson Sweden 9 654 0.5× 243 0.3× 486 0.7× 165 0.6× 182 0.8× 23 988
André Fiebig Germany 9 600 0.5× 379 0.4× 262 0.4× 166 0.6× 75 0.3× 56 691
Hyun In Jo South Korea 14 577 0.5× 302 0.3× 427 0.6× 93 0.3× 184 0.8× 41 814
Brigitte Schulte‐Fortkamp Germany 9 554 0.4× 358 0.4× 280 0.4× 128 0.5× 70 0.3× 55 643
Jin You South Korea 7 504 0.4× 294 0.3× 225 0.3× 205 0.8× 79 0.4× 17 621
Neil Bruce United Kingdom 12 496 0.4× 335 0.4× 246 0.4× 98 0.4× 70 0.3× 23 567
Norun Hjertager Krog Norway 14 520 0.4× 336 0.4× 285 0.4× 96 0.4× 104 0.5× 29 944
Holger Behm Germany 8 513 0.4× 195 0.2× 375 0.5× 76 0.3× 184 0.8× 8 639

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Östen Axelsson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Axelsson, Östen, et al.. (2024). Long-term exposure to air pollution, road traffic noise and greenness, and incidence of myocardial infarction in women. Environment International. 190. 108878–108878. 4 indexed citations
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Margaritis, Efstathios, Jian Kang, Francesco Aletta, & Östen Axelsson. (2020). On the relationship between land use and sound sources in the urban environment. Journal of Urban Design. 25(5). 629–645. 15 indexed citations
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Axelsson, Östen. (2020). Soundscape revisited. Journal of Urban Design. 25(5). 551–555. 11 indexed citations
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Axelsson, Östen, et al.. (2019). TYPO-MORPHOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTION OF URBAN SPACE. SibFU Digital Repository (Siberian Federal University). 4 indexed citations
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Aletta, Francesco, Östen Axelsson, & Jian Kang. (2017). Dimensions Underlying the Perceived Similarity of Acoustic Environments. Frontiers in Psychology. 8. 1162–1162. 14 indexed citations
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Jeon, Jin Yong, et al.. (2017). A cross-national comparison in assessment of urban park soundscapes in France, Korea, and Sweden through laboratory experiments. Applied Acoustics. 133. 107–117. 92 indexed citations
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Axelsson, Östen, et al.. (2015). Attributes of Aesthetic Quality Used by Textile Conservators in Evaluating Conservation Interventions on Museum Costumes. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 121(1). 199–218.
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Margaritis, Efstathios, et al.. (2015). Soundscape mapping in the urban context: a case study in Sheffield. 4 indexed citations
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Axelsson, Östen, et al.. (2013). Effects of Sounds from Water on Perception of Acoustic Environments Dominated by Road-Traffic Noise. Acta acustica united with Acustica. 99(2). 218–225. 60 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Mats E., et al.. (2012). Acoustic Design Artifacts and Methods for Urban Soundscapes : A case study on the qualitative dimensions of sounds. 31(1). 1–12. 17 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Mats E., et al.. (2012). A soundwalk study on the relationship between soundscape and overall quality of urban outdoor places. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 131(4_Supplement). 3474–3474. 21 indexed citations
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Axelsson, Östen, et al.. (2012). The ISO 12913 series on soundscape: An update, May 2012. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 131(4_Supplement). 3381–3381. 8 indexed citations
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Axelsson, Östen. (2011). Designing Soundscape for Sustainable Urban Development. 13 indexed citations
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Axelsson, Östen. (2011). Progress in soundscape research requires a common agenda. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 130(4_Supplement). 2495–2495. 2 indexed citations
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Axelsson, Östen & Mats E. Nilsson. (2010). On sound source identification and taxonomy in soundscape research : Paper No. in10_780.
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Axelsson, Östen, Mats E. Nilsson, & Birgitta Berglund. (2010). A principal components model of soundscape perception. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 128(5). 2836–2846. 487 indexed citations breakdown →
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Axelsson, Östen, Mats E. Nilsson, & Birgitta Berglund. (2009). A Swedish instrument for measuring soundscape quality. 20 indexed citations
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Henshaw, Victoria & Östen Axelsson. (2008). Smell and the Urban Environment. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 3 indexed citations
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Axelsson, Östen. (2007). Individual differences in preferences to photographs.. Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts. 1(2). 61–72. 33 indexed citations
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Axelsson, Östen. (2007). Towards a Psychology of Photography: Dimensions Underlying Aesthetic Appeal of Photographs. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 105(2). 411–434. 26 indexed citations

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